Outcast starts DJ Jamison's new Foster Bro Code series off in a new exciting way. This is an opposites attract hurt comfort read.
From the blurb:
I'm headed back to Riverton and the foster brothers I left behind. But this homecoming isn't going to be sweet. I left without a word to them after getting outed and disowned.
The fences don't just need mending. They need rebuilding. My brothers and I had a code to always be there for one another, and I broke it.
Now, I have the chance to step up and help them with their floundering business. To prove myself and make good. And one night, while on a job, I see the town's golden boy shoved to his knees by none other than the jerk who got me outed in high school.
After I run to his rescue, everything changes...
Emory is a fragile, beautiful man trying to find himself--even as he struggles under the weight of guilt, grief, and expectation. And I'm the bad boy he's never let himself have.
I could be the key to his salvation or his ruin.
And suddenly, my brothers aren't the only ones I'm fighting for.
But can I really have it all--love and family--or will I just lose everyone all over again?
Outcast is Book 1 of Foster Bro Code, set in Riverton near the fictional town of Granville, which appears in Games We Play and Rules We Break series. It includes found family, bisexual journey, and bad boys with hearts of gold! TW: for childhood trauma and death of loved ones off-page.
Molly Otto's review:
DJ decided to take a chance from their cutesy pun town romance in the Foster Brothers and succeeded beautifully. Gray was ran off when he was outed to his foster dad and hasn't returned home since. when his brother calls him in to help, he knows it's time to at least try to mend long broken fences. These four brothers have each been through so much, and when it matters, most will be there for each other. Emory grew up on the better side of town and didn't really give the Fosters their fair shot until one night Gray helps him out of a bad situation. These two take their time letting one another in , as well as letting their past demons free. When they do allow happiness in they prove to the whole town why they were made for each other. Loved the banter of this broken family, and you need to see each of their pasts to see them eventually flourish. Was a bonus seeing past characters from previous series to see this was in the same world, just a little different view from the usual. Always a beautiful thing to see when an author shows their range.
SNik's review:
First in series (Foster Bro Code). Small town. Found family. Dual POV. Heed content warnings.
Coming back home years after being driven away by his foster father, Gray returns to help out his brothers with their struggling auto shop and tries to reestablish his ties to the family he left behind. Emory is working at his family’s bank and trying to live up to the image of a perfect son, and testing his bisexual attraction is not an acceptable way of life, especially with the former bad boy from the wrong side of town.
Gray’s former crush and current attraction to Emory leads him to offering any kind of experience Emory wants to explore and luckily both men become closer and begin to have feelings for each other. It was sweet to see both men being supportive of the other while they were both dealing with family expectations and struggling with finding their place. My favorite parts were when secondary characters didn’t hesitate in their friendship and support and I look forward to more from this special group of guys that have had a hard start in life but are still fighting together.
Heather's review:
Darker and deeper than many of DJ Jamison's previous books, you still get sneak peeks of snark and humour as we watch Gray reunite with his family and also find a chance at his HEA with Emory! I love how Emory is so sweet and genuine and how that matches with and strengthens Gray as he has to navigate his own past hurts and those of his brothers.
I love that there's a past crush, motorcycles and a chance for the family to come together to weather their latest storm and bring more energy to the small town. It was interesting to meet each brother and get a sense of his personality, setting the stage for future books in the series! I also love that despite this being the first book in a new series, there are still a few easter eggs from previous series!
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